Did I Find A Spawning Point???

von hally · 01-17-08, 02:46 PM

Lo fellow kaleuns

its july 20th 1940
im in grid bb75 near halifax harbour of the canadian coast
i spot two narrow waterways that run past halifax harbour into a large inlet of water some 6km wide at its largest point
suddenly my soundman picks up contacts from this area so i run at silent through halifax harbour....up a shallow river( my tower was breaking surface)....and into this large inlet of water.....only to find APPROXIMATELY 50 MERCHANTS ALL LINED UP AS IF IN CONVOY AND THERE IS NO MOVEMENT!!!!!!
SITTING DUCKS!!!!

After having a field day torpedoing and shelling dozens of ships i quit and reloaded as this is obviously not right
was it a spawning point or something for the game engine or what????:hmm: :hmm:

Oberon · 01-17-08, 02:53 PM

Could be a forming up or dispersal point, there's a similar point near Clyde I think, I did run into a large collection of ships there, including two tankers which had been split in two by bad weather.

Although I think this was GWX 1.03 rather than GWX2

Sailor Steve · 01-17-08, 03:01 PM

They really did have to organize somewhere. The problem is those areas were heavily covered by air patrols, and in shallow water like that a u-boat is impossible to miss (in more ways than one). By all rights you should be dead now.

melnibonian · 01-17-08, 03:09 PM

If I'm not mistaken historically most convoys were using the Gulf of St Laurence as their assembly point. I am not 100% sure but I think what you found is the assembly area of some of the Halifax Convoys.

von hally · 01-17-08, 03:10 PM

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didnt get buzzed by aircraft steve but my boat took irrepairable damage on the way up the shallow inlet...so i was never getting out alive anyway!!!
i just had to keep going on...my nose getting the better of me!!!!

next time i'll wait in deeper waters off halifax coastline and take the convoy down when its a fairer fight

Jimbuna · 01-17-08, 05:31 PM

Congratulations....ypu've just come across the Halifax assembly point for the outbound convoys

STEED · 01-17-08, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Congratulations....ypu've just come across the Halifax assembly point for the outbound convoys

Looks like you GWX boffing will now have to change that one in GWX 2.1 as the cat is now out of the bag.

01-17-08, 02:46 PM	#1
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Did I Find A Spawning Point??? Lo fellow kaleuns its july 20th 1940 im in grid bb75 near halifax harbour of the canadian coast i spot two narrow waterways that run past halifax harbour into a large inlet of water some 6km wide at its largest point suddenly my soundman picks up contacts from this area so i run at silent through halifax harbour....up a shallow river( my tower was breaking surface)....and into this large inlet of water.....only to find APPROXIMATELY 50 MERCHANTS ALL LINED UP AS IF IN CONVOY AND THERE IS NO MOVEMENT!!!!!! SITTING DUCKS!!!! After having a field day torpedoing and shelling dozens of ships i quit and reloaded as this is obviously not right was it a spawning point or something for the game engine or what????:hmm: :hmm:

01-17-08, 03:01 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	They really did have to organize somewhere. The problem is those areas were heavily covered by air patrols, and in shallow water like that a u-boat is impossible to miss (in more ways than one). By all rights you should be dead now. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-17-08, 03:09 PM	#4
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	If I'm not mistaken historically most convoys were using the Gulf of St Laurence as their assembly point. I am not 100% sure but I think what you found is the assembly area of some of the Halifax Convoys. __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

01-17-08, 05:31 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Congratulations....ypu've just come across the Halifax assembly point for the outbound convoys __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-17-08, 02:53 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Could be a forming up or dispersal point, there's a similar point near Clyde I think, I did run into a large collection of ships there, including two tankers which had been split in two by bad weather. Although I think this was GWX 1.03 rather than GWX2

01-17-08, 03:10 PM	#5
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	__________________ didnt get buzzed by aircraft steve but my boat took irrepairable damage on the way up the shallow inlet...so i was never getting out alive anyway!!! i just had to keep going on...my nose getting the better of me!!!! next time i'll wait in deeper waters off halifax coastline and take the convoy down when its a fairer fight